| Troy Polamalu was born on April 19, 1981
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| | safety Polamalu wreaked havoc on opposing
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| in Garden Grove, California. Polamalu is
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| | offenses. He finished his career with 278
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| of Samoan descent, and is well known
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| | tackles, 13 pass deflection, 6
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| across the football world for his hard
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| | interceptions, and four blocked punts.
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| hits and endless energy on the field, as
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| | Polamalu was drafted by the Pittsburgh
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| well as his soft spoken attitude off of
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| | Steelers, and has been with the team ever
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| it. Polamalu is definitely one of the
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| | since. He is the starting safety for the
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| best players and nicest guys in the NFL.
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| | Steelers, and was a big reason that the
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| This is a rare combination that is not
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| | team won the 2006 Super Bowl. But
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| matched by many.
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| | although Polamalu%u2019s game stands on
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| Polamalu played high school football in
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| | its own, he may be most famous for his
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| Winston, Oregon at Douglas High School.
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| | long hair. Polamalu has not had a hair
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| In addition to earning a letter in
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| | cut since 2000 due to his Samoan culture
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| football, Polamalu also lettered in
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| | in which men wear their hair long.
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| baseball and basketball as well. This
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| | With such a quiet demeanor Polamalu does
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| alone shows the type of athleticism that
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| | not get nearly as much recognition as
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| Polamalu brings to the game. As a senior
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| | other players with half of his skill
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| in high school Polamalu was an All Far
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| | level. But one thing is for sure.
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| West player in football, which led him to
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| | Polamalu does all of his talking on the
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| choose this as his primary sport.
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| | field. He is always among the best
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| After high school Polamalu took his game
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| | defensive players in the league, and has
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| to the University of Southern California.
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| | been selected to several Pro Bowl teams.
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| During three seasons as a starter at
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